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• Study: Arizona monsoon storms fewer but more extreme - Read Article

  Study: Arizona monsoon storms fewer but more extreme

  2017-07-20T18:50:13-07:00

  Monsoon season now brings more extreme wind and rain to central and southwestern Arizona than in the past, according to new research led by the University of Arizona. Although there…

  
• We have a Stupid Driver Law, is Stupid Hiker Law next? - Read Article

  We have a Stupid Driver Law, is Stupid Hiker Law next?

  2017-06-30T16:50:58-07:00

  Every year when the temperatures rise, a deluge of reports about hikers needing rescue from Arizona’s many trails prompt some people in the Phoenix area to call for a hiking…

  
• Despite the desert heat, rose industry flourishes in Arizona - Read Article

  Despite the desert heat, rose industry flourishes in Arizona

  2017-06-10T09:50:33-07:00

  When you think roses, you might think California. But last year, Arizona exported about 75 percent of the rosebushes in the U.S., local rose grower Tyler Francis said. People may…

  
• Report: Climate change a growing factor in fall of Colorado River flows - Read Article

  Report: Climate change a growing factor in fall of Colorado River flows

  2017-03-08T10:50:14-07:00

  There are many factors behind declining Colorado River flows, but climate change plays a larger part than previously thought and the threat will continue to grow if global warming is…

  
• Arizona weather forecast calls for art at Sky Harbor - Read Article

  Arizona weather forecast calls for art at Sky Harbor

  2016-09-25T08:00:16-07:00

  Weather is often a popular subject of small talk, but in Arizona it can be a major topic of discussion. Unsurpassed sunsets, summer monsoons, intense heat, amazing lightning shows, dramatic…

  
• How to prepare your home’s roof for the monsoon - Read Article

  How to prepare your home’s roof for the monsoon

  2016-06-17T15:50:18-07:00

  It’s nearly that season again in the valley, the time of the year where high winds, relentless rainstorms and walls of dust tear through the city. The monsoon is a…

  
• El Niño storms affect winter crop industry in Arizona - Read Article

  El Niño storms affect winter crop industry in Arizona

  2016-01-30T09:50:51-07:00

  This year’s El Niño will be one of the strongest weather cycles of its kind on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. And Arizona saw its first…

  
• Risk of Desert Subterranean Termites rises in monsoon - Read Article

  Risk of Desert Subterranean Termites rises in monsoon

  2015-06-16T13:44:42-07:00

  While the drove of tourists who visited the valley of the sun during our unusually mild and rainy spring may not have appreciated the inclement weather, one valley resident most…

  
• How to protect AC unit during monsoons - Read Article

  How to protect AC unit during monsoons

  2015-06-12T15:40:04-07:00

  Is your air conditioner ready for the dust storms, torrential downpours, thunder and lightning that is monsoon season? When an air conditioning system stops working during an Arizona summer, it…

  
• SRP adds social media tools for monsoon season - Read Article

  SRP adds social media tools for monsoon season

  2015-06-12T14:50:28-07:00

  This monsoon season SRP electric customers now have access to more information about outages in their neighborhoods and throughout the Valley. The start date of the monsoon season is June…

  
• Warmer weather brings out bugs in the Valley - Read Article

  Warmer weather brings out bugs in the Valley

  2015-05-16T09:50:57-07:00

  Don’t take it personally, but as you’re thinking about servicing your AC unit for the valley’s quickly-approaching summer, you may also want to address those bugs that are currently marching…

  
• Record rain wreaks havok in Phoenix - Read Article

  Record rain wreaks havok in Phoenix

  2014-09-08T08:21:56-07:00

  Storms that flooded several Phoenix-area freeways and numerous local streets during the Monday morning commute set an all-time record for rainfall in Phoenix in a single day. The National Weather…